Chapter 102: The Talent War Begins

Xiao Yu, Hong, Lei Shen, and Luo Feng each opened a screen and entered the Virtual Universe Company official website registration page.

The page header displayed the Qian Wu Universe Country registration count: 8638952221, and a few seconds later the number changed to 8925861547.

This number increases by tens of millions every second.

"The number of registrants is rising so fast!" Lei Shen sighed.

"Today is the first day, so the number of registrants is naturally high," Xiao Yu laughed.

Xiao Yu clicked the "Register Now" button, the screen switched pages, and surprisingly still required filling out registration data! Xiao Yu reluctantly complied and filled every mandatory field.

Then clicked the "Register" button.

"Beep!"

"Scan complete, Stellar-level Ninth Tier warrior, registration approved."

The Virtual Cosmic Network can scan the bodies of those entering it via various connection components, naturally confirming that registrants are Stellar-level.

Xiao Yu and the three others completed registration that day; across the human territories of the universe, most Stellar-level strongmen who learned the news also registered, while some still had not heard, and some had not decided yet.

The registration deadline is about a month away.

Those people still have time, and after Xiao Yu and the others finished registering, they immediately seized every minute to cultivate, trying to boost their strength as much as possible.

None of them wanted to be eliminated in the first round.

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In this Talent War, the participants on Earth are not only Xiao Yu and Luo Feng; Xiao Ling and Jia Yi also signed up. Their strength has reached Stellar-level Fifth Tier and Sixth Tier, but unfortunately they have not attained a Domain, so even if they join, it is just to fill numbers.

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Time passed, and under the attention of humans from all 1008 Universe Countries across the cosmos, the Peak Talent War registration finally ended; the date is April 16, 2066.

"Xiao Yu, you have mail."

"Xiao Ling, you have mail."

"Kid, you have mail."

On Earth, Xiao Yu, Luo Feng, Hong, Lei Shen and the other two received the notice simultaneously, and their consciousnesses entered the Virtual Universe.

Since the Thunder World expedition, Xiao Yu and his three companions have acquired many spoils, naturally not lacking Smart Light Brains, auxiliary Smart Light Brains, and even Space Rings; many Stellar-level people on Earth have exchanged one, though the space is not large.

Virtual Universe, Heilongshan Island, Ziming Bay.

Xiao Yu and Xiao Ling appeared at the castle gate; inside the castle, Xiao Rong and Xiao Ping were chasing and playing.

"Big brother, second brother keeps chasing me a lot! Ha ha." Xiao Ping, already two weeks old, wearing a SpongeBob T‑shirt, ran around the courtyard, with Xiao Rong following at a leisurely pace.

Xiao Yu stood in the courtyard and opened the mail.

The mail was sent by the Virtual Universe Company, containing the notice for the Peak Talent War.

For this Peak Talent selection, a total of 822.5 billion Stellar-level masters from the Qian Wu Universe Country signed up, 110 billion more than the previous session.

Among the registrants are Stellar-level First Tier, Second Tier, as well as Stellar-level Eighth Tier, Ninth Tier; to ensure fairness, everyone's physical condition and mind-force will be identical, maintained at Stellar-level Ninth Tier standards.

All participants have the same physical condition; appearance can be their original face or freely altered; they may choose any grade of Force Weapon or Mind-force Weapon, up to ten pieces.

At the same time, they may also select a Force Armor, not exceeding Second Tier.

The Virtual Universe Company's Peak Talent selection tests will, among other things, will, Domain, experience, and rule comprehension; all other external conditions are identical for everyone.

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After the registration deadline there is about a month for participants to prepare, and the Virtual Universe Company also needs to make some preparations.

May 16, 2066, is the Qian Wu Universe Country Preliminary Selection Competition gathering day.

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"You all keep a close watch; see if anyone from our Black Dragon Mountain Empire makes the top 10,000 of the Qian Wu Universe Country Preliminary Selection Competition. If so, bring them over with the best treatment in advance."

"This is the best time to recruit talent."

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"Monitor every change in the leaderboard points and collect them."

"Gather and stock data on each elite talent. In the future, our Qian Wu Universe Country will have many Realm Lords, Domain Lords, even Immortals among them."

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"You are the talents carefully cultivated by our Qian Wu Universe Country; we hope you can occupy most of the top thousand!" The deep voice that made heaven and earth tremble echoed across the Cosmic Starry Sky.

All the young Stellar-level individuals knelt respectfully.

Powerful Immortal beings stood respectfully around, guarding a giant whose face could not be seen; the giant stood in the void, causing the surrounding space to warp faintly.

"Go forth, children."

"Yes, Nation Lord!"

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The Qian Wu Universe Country selection is divided into two phases.

The first phase, the Preliminary Elimination Competition, with over 822.5 billion participants, will have them battle each other in the 100 worlds divided within the Virtual Universe, earning points by killing others; the more kills, the more points, until the time limit. The top 1,001 in points within each World Zone advance, and the first-place finisher can go straight to the final battle.

The second phase, the arena showdown, the 100,000 who passed the Preliminary Elimination Competition will undergo a brutal arena battle, ultimately selecting 900, who together with the top hundred of each World Zone will join the final battle.

The Preliminary Elimination Competition is randomly assigned; Xiao Yu, Hong, Luo Feng and others gathered inside Xiao Yu's castle in the Virtual Universe.

"I am Zone 72, second, third, fourth, you?" Hong said calmly.

"Ha ha, I am Zone 66, I like this number. Third, what about you?" Lei Shen laughed.

"I am Zone 88, ha ha this meaning is good!" Xiao Yu laughed.

"I am Zone 1!" Luo Feng said.

"I am Zone 33!" Xiao Ling said.

"I am Zone 26." Jia Yi said.

822.5 billion people gathered together—what would the scene be like? Dense and countless; at a glance it's all human silhouettes, a sea of people with no end in sight.

"All participants, please note: this preliminary elimination will be divided into one hundred World Zones, and the transfer will begin immediately. Please hurry to check whether your weapon equipment is complete; once you enter the preliminary zone, you cannot change it," a resonant voice echoed across the entire continent's sky.

Xiao Yu hurriedly inspected his gear: a Golden Eye Mask, a blue Second-tier Force Armor, helmet, combat boots, and a Space Ring on his hand. The ring contained a Third-tier Force Weapon Sky Thunder Blade and a Fourth-tier Primal Force Weapon Crescent Battle Blade, among others. These are simulations within the Virtual Universe, functioning exactly like their real‑world counterparts.

Xiao Yu, Hong, and the other four people each offered a blessing, hoping each would achieve good results.

"Collective transfer imminent, 60, 59, 58... 5, 4, 3, 2, 1! Transfer!"

At the same moment, each of the 100 World Zones specially delineated within the Virtual Universe transferred over 8.2 billion people.

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World Zone 88.

As soon as Xiao Yu arrived via transfer, he felt the astonishing gravity of this world.

He then saw the location he had been transferred to: an ordinary residential building. He was standing in the living room, and through the window he could see several adjacent skyscrapers.

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